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| Id |
26961 |
| Category |
letter |
| Author / Composer |
MATHEWS, Charles (1776-1835) |
| Title |
Autograph letter, signed, to Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816). |
| Place |
Ivy Cottage, Kentish Town [London] |
| Publisher |
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| Publication Date |
March 25th [ca 1810] |
| ISBN / Plate No. |
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| Series |
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| Size |
8vo. 245 x 201mm. 2ff. |
| Description |
Folded bifolium with integral address panel and wax seal (lacking outer edge of second folio but without loss of text). Autograph letter, signed, in brown ink, addressed to Sheridan at the Garrick Club. "My dear Sir, What’s in a name? exclaims the same Bard you have quoted, but you do not agree with him; and since you seem determined to assert your right of existence, I must give up the point. Your amusing letter has done more to remove my scepticism than even your certificate of Baptism would have done; and allow me the hope, that in accepting the restitution I now make you of your hereditary distinction, you will graciously follow up your triumph by honoring me with your acquaintance; by which means, you will not only give me the sincere gratification of meeting the son of an admired and valued friend, but at the same time force me to transfer that esteem to your personal merits which is now only yielded to the name of your illustrious ancestor, ….". |
| Reference |
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| Price |
£180.00 |
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